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Fish in a sesame crust

Fish portions cooked in 2 stages: first in the pan, then in the oven, covered with a sesame paste which turns crisp when baked.

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Last modified on: February 28^th 2012

For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g fish
2 2 teaspoons olive oil
3 1 teaspoon flour
4 100 g sesame seeds
5 30 g butter
6 1 tablespoon flour
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 671 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	21 min.	42 min.

Keeping: To be eaten right away, though the sesame paste can be made in advance.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #1

Cut the fish into thick pieces, one per person. Carefully remove all bones and skin.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #2

Dry roast 100 g sesame seeds in a small pan on high heat for 5 minutes at most.

You will see that the sesame seeds "jump" like popcorn when they are done.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #3

Mix in a bowl with a fork: the sesame seeds, 30 g butter, 1 tablespoon flour, salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #4

Salt, pepper and flour the fish pieces on both sides.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #5

Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a pan and fry the fish pieces for 1 minute maximum on each side to brown them lightly.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #6

Arrange the fish pieces in an oven-proof dish and coat with a thin layer of sesame paste.

Stage 7 - 15 min.

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #7

Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

If you have an electronic thermometer, stick it into the middle of one of the fish pieces. It will be cooked just right when the temperature reaches 60°C (140°F).

Stage 8

Fish in a sesame crust : Photo of step #8

Serve straight away with the accompaniment of your choice.

Remarks

You can put the fish under the grill to finish browning, if necessary, so that the crust is nice and crisp.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,354 Kcal or 5,669 Kj	113 gr	33 gr	86 gr
68 %	43 %	3 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
202 Kcal or 846 Kj	17 gr	5 gr	13 gr
10 %	6 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
339 Kcal or 1,419 Kj	28 gr	8 gr	21 gr
17 %	11 %	1 %	3 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.78 €
Per person : 1.20 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Fish: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sushi, Pollack Parmentier, Stock-pot fish , Quiche Bretonne, Fish in a salt crust, ... All
	Sesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sushi, Mixed seed grissini, Sesame fried scampi, Fish in a seed crust, Seeded loaf, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to cook rice in rice-cooker, Chocolate sauce, Genoese croque-monsieur, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Fish "à la Bordelaise", ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tapenade, Pan bagnat, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, ... All

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